Hi Zorba,
I am looking over your site right now--here is what stood out:
- The font on your menu is too busy and makes me think "Olde English" instead of "exotic belly dancer."
- When I drag my cursor around, it makes a little pixelized trail. Did you want to do that? I vote no on that.
- You alternate between first person and third person. If you want to move into a more professional realm, it sounds better if some omniscent narrator is bragging about the great Zorba.
- Nitpicky stuff--in the caption of your photo with Fathiem (in your "teachers" section) you say "Fathiem and myself." The use of "myself" there is incorrect even though many people use that because they think it sounds more formal than "Fathiem and me." It should say either "Fathiem and me" or "Fathiem and Zorba." This is a peeve of mine and I edit a lot, so trust me--"myself" is overused.
- You bio should be moved up in the menu and move "Book Zorba" down in the menu. People want to know who you are before they want to book you. Then you could shorten your menu bar (I think it's too long) and add your diary and links to your teachers there, because they are more about you. You could also link to your "Book Zorba" page from your bio.
Also, the galleries--I think ONE gallery is enough. All of the captions and all of the pictures make you seem more like a student dancer than a seasoned professional. I would dump the captions and pick ONLY the photos you think will sell you as "The GREAT ZORBA." I like thumbnails all on one page rather than scrolling down, down, down for photos.
However, if you want to keep it in the first person, you could keep some of the photos with the captions because it better suits the "Your-buddy-Zorba-first-person" vibe. Even still, less is more in the gallery.